Social Life

[We would like to thank Robert S. Norris, author of the definitive biography of General Leslie R. Groves, Racing for the Bomb: General Leslie R. Groves, the Manhattan Project’s Indispensable Man, for taking the time to read over these transcripts for misspellings and other errors.] Stephane Groueff: Now I wanted to ask you, General, a few […]

[Interviewed by Cynthia Kelly and Tom Zannes.] Robert Kupp: My name is Robert William Kupp. Did you say spell it? Yes. [Laughter.] Kupp: Robert William K-U-P-P. And the age is eighty-two. I’ll be eighty-three next month in July. So, Mr. Kupp, I wanted to know, what were you doing before you came to the Secret […]

Alexandra Levy: Okay, this is Alexandra Levy with the Atomic Heritage Foundation, and we are here on December 27 in Florida with Richard Renner. My first question is to please say your name and to spell it. Richard Renner: Okay, my name is Richard, and Renner is spelled R-E-N-N-E-R, it is palindromic. Levy: Can you tell […]

Cindy Kelly: It is January 14, 2014, and we are in St. Louis, Missouri. And I want to ask the first question of you, which is to tell us your name and spell it.  Dunell Cohn: My complete name is Dunell Edlin Cohn, D-U-N-E-L-L. Edlin is E-D-L-I-N. And the last name is Cohn, C-O-H-N. Kelly: […]

Alexandra Levy: This is December 29, 2013. We are here with Dolores Heaton in Florida. This is Alexandra Levy with the Atomic Heritage Foundation. My first question is to please say your name and to spell it.  Dolores Heaton: Dolores Heaton, D-O-L-O-R-E-S H-E-A-T-O-N.  Levy: Could you tell us a little bit about where and when […]

Alexandra Levy: We are here on December 27th in Florida. This is Alexandra Levy. I am with the Atomic Heritage Foundation. And we are here today with Esther Stenstrom. My first question for you is to please say your name and to spell it.  Esther Stenstrom: My name is Esther L. Stenstrom, E-S-T-H-E-R, middle initial […]

Cindy Kelly: My name is Kelly. I am with the Atomic Heritage Foundation. And I am in Oak Ridge, Tennessee today, which is Friday, September 6, 2013. And we are very fortunate today to have Helen Jernigan. And I am going to start by asking Helen to say her name and spell it. Helen Jernigan: […]

Cindy Kelly: I am Cindy Kelly, Atomic Heritage Foundation, and today is Thursday, November 7, 2013, and I have with me Margaret Parsons Bowditch. And my first question to her is to tell me her name and spell it. Peggy Bowditch: Peggy Bowditch, that is B-o-w-d-i-t-c-h. Kelly: Thank you. And can you tell me something about who […]

Theresa Strottman: We are speaking with Ed Doty and we thank you so much for coming today. Ed Doty: You’re welcome; delighted to be here. Strottman: To start off the interview could you briefly could you tell me when and where you were born and something about your early education and training. Doty: Born in […]

Ed Doty worked as a technician with the Army’s Special Engineer Detachment (SED) in Los Alamos for the Manhattan Project. He recounts what life was like working on the secret site.